"tokenistically" meaning in English

See tokenistically in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Forms: more tokenistically [comparative], most tokenistically [superlative]
Etymology: tokenistic + -ally Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tokenistic|ally}} tokenistic + -ally Head templates: {{en-adv}} tokenistically (comparative more tokenistically, superlative most tokenistically)
  1. In a tokenistic way, in a manner that exhibits tokenism.
    Sense id: en-tokenistically-en-adv-yVooaUaT Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ally

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